Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should not make their social or political views known to students in the classroom. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

It is indisputable that teachers are one of the most important building blocks of modern societies. Some people believe that teachers should not reveal their social and political viewpoints to the students, while others hold the opinion that they should be allowed to show their political or social views. From a personal perspective, I subscribe to the former one because of two main reasons, on which I will elaborate in the following paragraphs.

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of all, when teachers discuss their own opinion about social and political issues in the class, the students will undoubtedly follow their ideas and it may influence students’ viewpoints. As a matter of fact, many students consider their teachers as perfect role models and imitate their

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and believe since the rational part of their brain is not fully developed to find the right path. My personal experience is a convincing example of

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. When I was a high school student, my

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used to talk positively about his

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candidate during the time of the presidential election.

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, as a student who used to consider my

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a role model, I voted for my teachers’

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candidate without even thinking or gaining extra information about the candidate.

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example demonstrates how teachers’ thoughts can affect students’ beliefs about some critical issues.

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, it is no secret to anyone that talking about social and political issues in the class could result in decreasing students’ concentration and efficiency, so getting away from their main purpose, which is learning academic materials.

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, when students find that their teachers discuss some irrelevant subjects

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of academic ones, they will be far away from their studies without having a proper concentration

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, their study efficiency will be reduced

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. As an illustration, I remember the time that my

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talked about the presidential election, the grades of most students, including me, was decreased dramatically due to we were completely out of the educational area because of our

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. If our

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not talked about these issues and he discussed academic ones, we might have had better grades at the end of the semester. To conclude, I do believe that teachers ought not to express their social and political standpoints in the class. Not only may it affect students’ views and beliefs, but it

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might decline students’ effectiveness and concentration.